Kathryn

Origin	Gender	Meaning
American	Girl	pure

Fun Facts About the Name Kathryn

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Scrabble Score

17 points

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Popularity of Kathryn

Popularity Analysis

The name Kathryn first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1951 when it reached rank #45. It broke into the top 100 for 104 years. As of 2024, it ranked #717.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	717	Female	0.0221%
2023	677	Female	0.0246%
2022	655	Female	0.0252%
2021	589	Female	0.0284%
2020	536	Female	0.0319%
2019	484	Female	0.0354%
2018	454	Female	0.0375%
2017	425	Female	0.0396%
2016	398	Female	0.0432%
2015	319	Female	0.0521%
2014	293	Female	0.0570%
2013	270	Female	0.0614%
2012	264	Female	0.0634%
2011	237	Female	0.0690%
2010	230	Female	0.0696%
2009	215	Female	0.0745%
2008	190	Female	0.0854%
2007	163	Female	0.1045%
2006	143	Female	0.1156%
2005	125	Female	0.1268%
2004	122	Female	0.1364%
2003	117	Female	0.1469%
2002	108	Female	0.1572%
2001	97	Female	0.1681%
2000	89	Female	0.1825%
1999	91	Female	0.1839%
1998	90	Female	0.1907%
1997	86	Female	0.2029%
1996	87	Female	0.2137%
1995	83	Female	0.2251%
1994	79	Female	0.2366%
1993	68	Female	0.2582%
1992	60	Female	0.2836%
1991	57	Female	0.2871%
1990	57	Female	0.3093%
1989	58	Female	0.3161%
1988	55	Female	0.3300%
1987	51	Female	0.3328%
1986	48	Female	0.3468%
1985	48	Female	0.3593%
1984	48	Female	0.3627%
1983	50	Female	0.3562%
1982	48	Female	0.3464%
1981	48	Female	0.3258%
1980	50	Female	0.3106%
1979	50	Female	0.3084%
1978	57	Female	0.2926%
1977	70	Female	0.2413%
1976	88	Female	0.2076%
1975	99	Female	0.1889%
1974	98	Female	0.1911%
1973	107	Female	0.1857%
1972	103	Female	0.1940%
1971	111	Female	0.1951%
1970	104	Female	0.2031%
1969	104	Female	0.2053%
1968	100	Female	0.2081%
1967	92	Female	0.2151%
1966	86	Female	0.2281%
1965	87	Female	0.2275%
1964	84	Female	0.2517%
1963	93	Female	0.2367%
1962	88	Female	0.2522%
1961	93	Female	0.2516%
1960	82	Female	0.2821%
1959	69	Female	0.3244%
1958	58	Female	0.3550%
1957	65	Female	0.3435%
1956	60	Female	0.3684%
1955	59	Female	0.3814%
1954	51	Female	0.4088%
1953	48	Female	0.4314%
1952	48	Female	0.4468%
1951	45	Female	0.4579%
1950	46	Female	0.4466%
1949	52	Female	0.4092%
1948	54	Female	0.3541%
1947	55	Female	0.3352%
1946	63	Female	0.3102%
1945	65	Female	0.2951%
1944	68	Female	0.2821%
1943	75	Female	0.2539%
1942	82	Female	0.2409%
1941	87	Female	0.2302%
1940	103	Female	0.2067%
1939	106	Female	0.2096%
1938	114	Female	0.2000%
1937	108	Female	0.2110%
1936	113	Female	0.1959%
1935	111	Female	0.1957%
1934	108	Female	0.2086%
1933	108	Female	0.2027%
1932	107	Female	0.2046%
1931	108	Female	0.1995%
1930	101	Female	0.2155%
1929	104	Female	0.2106%
1928	99	Female	0.2239%
1927	91	Female	0.2371%
1926	87	Female	0.2514%
1925	88	Female	0.2581%
1924	81	Female	0.2781%
1923	73	Female	0.2961%
1922	73	Female	0.3040%
1921	64	Female	0.3283%
1920	67	Female	0.3285%
1919	66	Female	0.3256%
1918	63	Female	0.3386%
1917	60	Female	0.3549%
1916	60	Female	0.3623%
1915	60	Female	0.3689%
1914	63	Female	0.3642%
1913	66	Female	0.3431%
1912	71	Female	0.3247%
1911	73	Female	0.3161%
1910	80	Female	0.2854%
1909	74	Female	0.3089%
1908	77	Female	0.2985%
1907	88	Female	0.2564%
1906	78	Female	0.2907%
1905	86	Female	0.2540%
1904	83	Female	0.2688%
1903	86	Female	0.2620%
1902	87	Female	0.2558%
1901	90	Female	0.2439%
1900	93	Female	0.2271%
1899	88	Female	0.2509%
1898	89	Female	0.2448%
1897	93	Female	0.2296%
1896	88	Female	0.2480%
1895	90	Female	0.2367%
1894	96	Female	0.2204%
1893	90	Female	0.2371%
1892	88	Female	0.2441%
1891	87	Female	0.2564%
1890	91	Female	0.2350%
1889	94	Female	0.2193%
1888	93	Female	0.2354%
1887	87	Female	0.2471%
1886	89	Female	0.2491%
1885	93	Female	0.2254%
1884	88	Female	0.2500%
1883	93	Female	0.2415%
1882	96	Female	0.2351%
1881	98	Female	0.2205%
1880	103	Female	0.2090%

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